A/N: For those of you wanting the hot sex scene, sorry to disappoint, but this chapter was getting too long as is. I think if you beg me enough, I'll put one in the next chapter as a flashback. But right now I want to just say, I have posted three chapters in one whole day. I have NEVER been able to do that. But I feel pretty dang proud of myself. And of smush68 who has posted two chapters today! So I think that if you read either or both of our stories you will be happy with the updates here. But anywho, hope you do enjoy the chapter, and I hope that you will continue reading. Who knows, I could do three more tomorrow! LOL
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The next day, Trege came into the office with slightly red eyes with dark circles underneath, a red nose, and her head hanging. Ziva and McGee noticed, but didn't comment, and Tony was too busy fighting on the phone with someone that he didn't even realize Trege had come in.
Trege walked to her desk and turned on her computer. She plopped her elbow on the desk and rested her head on her hand just staring at the screen of her computer.
About five minutes later, Tony got off the phone with whoever he was on the phone with and then realized Trege was at her desk.
He walked over to her and sat on the edge. "Had a late night I see." He teased. "Did we have fun on our big date with Teddy Bear?"
She looked up at him with the most pitiful eyes he's ever seen.
"I don't really want to talk about last night, Tony." She stated sadly.
"Why? Did Teddy Bear ruin everything by passing out on you?" He asked mockily.
Trege slammed her hands down on her desk and looked at him with an evil glare in her eyes. "I told you DiNozzo, I don't want to talk about it!" She yelled.
Tony jumped up and backed away from her desk. "Sorry. I was just playing around." Tony said getting a better look at her now. She didn't look like she was just tired from a long night with the boyfriend; she looked like she'd been crying all night. "Umm, Trege, are you ok?" He asked stepping closer.
Trege softened her appearance and tried to apologize, but before she could, Gibbs walked in and announced a case.
Time elapsed….
"How could you have done that, Trege?" Gibbs barked as they got off the elevator. "You could have gotten us all killed. Lucky for you, McGee and DiNozzo were there to save your butt."
"Yes, sir. Sorry, sir." Trege started reciting again.
"I don't need you to be sorry; I need you to be a field agent." He barked once more as they were in the bullpen. "Where was your head, Trege?"
Trege looked at her feet. "I don't know, boss."
Gibbs just scoffed, threw his hands in the air, and walked off. He muttered something that sounded like, "This is why I didn't want a fifth person on my team."
McGee walked over to Trege and tried to put a comforting hand on her shoulder. She shrugged it off and walked over to Gibbs' desk put her badge and gun on it, and walked back to the elevator.
Once Trege was in the parking garage she headed straight for her car. Just before she reached it, she heard feet running up behind her.
She whipped around to see Tony running towards her.
"What do you want, Tony?" She snapped pitifully. "I just want to go home and forget this whole day."
Tony stopped once he reached Trege and took some deep breaths to calm his breathing.
"You better be glad Gibbs didn't catch you doing that." He told her once he caught his breath. "You' be in even more trouble."
"Well, what am I supposed to do Tony? I messed up the case, I put the team in danger, and all because the stupid jack ass had the dumb luck to look like Ted!" Trege ranted.
Tony's eyes went wide. "You almost messed up the case because of Ted?" He asked.
Trege nodded. "If that's how you want to see it then, yeah. I almost messed up the case because of Ted." She said trying to hold back tears.
"What happened last night, Trege?" Tony pressed. "Please tell me he didn't hurt you?"
"Not physically." Trege choked out over the lump in her throat. "He broke up with me."
Tony reached out and wrapped Trege in a hug. "But, why?"
Trege pushed away from Tony. "I really don't want to talk about it right now."
Tony nodded. "Well, at least come in and fill out your reports, finish the day out, and then you and I are going out for a drink." He requested. "And I'm not taking no for an answer."
Trege conceded and walked back with Tony to finish out the day.
Time elapsed…..
When they arrived at the bar, there was hardly anyone there. Tony and Trege went and sat at the bar, ordering themselves two beers.
"Hard day at work?" the bartender asked them.
"You have no idea." Tony said as he took a long drink from his beer.
The bartender smiled and went to take care of three other people that had walked in.
After Trege took a few swallows of her beer, she turned to Tony. "So who was that on the phone you were fighting with this morning?"
Tony finished off his beer and slammed it down on the bar. He then got the attention of the bartender to get him another beer. "That was my father." He said with a scowl.
"What did he want?" Trege asked as she finished her beer as well, and then immediately getting another.
"Money." Tony growled. "He apparently owes some guys that he was trying to pay off more money, but he doesn't have it." He took another big swallow.
"And he's asking you for money to pay these guys off?" Trege integrated.
Tony nodded. "Yeah, my dad isn't the type to get a father of the year award."
Trege took another drink of her beer. "Gotcha."
After about five minutes of silence. "So you going to tell me about why you and Teddy Bear broke up?" Tony asked.
Trege finished the rest of her beer before taking a deep breath and answering. "You know how the biggest mistake you can ever make with someone is saying someone else's name in a moment of intimacy?"
"And that's what you did?" Tony pressed. "You said some other name during sex?"
Trege shook her head. "Not during sex. When I said I love you." Her voice was hardly audible.
Tony cringed. "That's even worse." He said.
"Yup," Trege agreed. "You wanna know what made it worse?"
Tony stared at her and nodded.
"It was the first time either one of us had said it." Trege got the bartender's attention and got another beer.
Tony's eyes grew wide. "You mean to tell me that the first time you told him you loved him, you said another guy's name?"
Trege pushed him a little bit. "Ok, Tony, just rub salt in my womb." She snapped.
Tony straightened up and put his hands up to surrender. "Sorry, just trying to make sense of this." He apologized. "Whose name did you say anyway? Josh's?"
Trege shook her head and looked down at the bar.
"Is it a name I know?" Tony asked.
Trege just nodded.
Tony thought about it for a while. "McGee's?"
Trege shook her head. "But, you're getting warmer."
"Gibbs?" Tony teased.
Trege rolled her eyes. "Yeah, lemme tell you, I said Gibbs' name."
Tony laughed a little. "Well if it wasn't Gibbs, and it wasn't McGee's, then it would have to be…." Tony took a quick swallow of his beer. "You didn't say my name did you?" He screeched.
Trege buried her face in her hands.
Tony gave himself a Gibbs slap and turned to Trege. "Look, Trege, it's not that bad." He tried to soothe. "Why do you think you said my name? I mean it wasn't like we just saw each other or something."
Trege looked up at him, tears threatening her eyes. "Ziva, Abby, and McGee were saying how much Ted is like you and it must have been in my head and I don't know." Trege then started hitting herself in the forehead. "I'm so stupid, stupid, stupid."
Tony reached up and grabbed her arms turning her towards him. "You're not stupid, Trege." He told her. "You had a slip of the tongue. It happens to everyone. I mean I can't tell you how many times I've said the wrong name during an intimate moment."
Trege gave a weak smile. "Yeah, but that's because you're a man whore, DiNozzo." She teased.
Tony laughed. "True, but that still doesn't make me stupid does it?"
"Yeah, it kinda does." Trege nodded. She then smiled and looked into Tony's eyes. "Thanks."
"Not a problem." He told her taking another swallow of his beer. "That's what partner's are for."
Trege's happy mood then faded when he said that. "Yeah, what a great partner I am to let a stupid guy get to me so bad that I almost put you in danger." She said almost downing her whole beer in one swallow.
Tony frowned. "I didn't say that to make you feel bad, Trege." He explained. "I was just trying to make you feel better."
Trege nodded. "I know." She then looked up at him again. "My head's just a little messed up."
Tony heard Wham!'s song 'Wake Me Up' come over the speakers and grabbed Trege's hand.
"Come dance with me." Tony exclaimed. "It'll get your mind off the day."
Trege laughed and followed Tony onto the dance floor.
Time elapsed….
Tony and Trege stayed at the bar almost till closing. They were drinking and dancing and Tony even talked Trege into doing some karaoke. (She sang 'Hell on Heels' by Pistol Annies)
But now they were in a cab headed for Trege's apartment. They weren't quite drunk enough to forget, and the bartender had kicked them out.
Tony paid the cab driver and they went up to Trege's apartment. As they walked into the door, they both kind of stumbled from the alcohol they did drink.
"Shh." Trege whispered. "Josh's sleeping."
Tony closed the door while Trege went to the kitchen to get the alcohol she had.
"How about our good buddy, Jack?" She said walking into the living room with a full bottle of Jack and two glasses.
"Sounds good to me." Tony stated as he sat on the couch and kicked off his shoes.
"Hey, you don't mind if I crash here tonight do you?" Tony asked. "I don't want to have to pay for a cab twice tonight."
Trege shook her head as she poured the drinks. "You know you didn't have to pay, Tone. I could have paid for the cab."
"You can get it tomorrow when we have to go get our cars." Tony reassured her.
Trege started to giggle. "Tony we only have to get your car from the bar." She reminded him. "Mine's still at the navy yard."
Tony thought about it. "Oh, yeah." He laughed. "Well, you can just pay for the cab to get my car."
"Sounds good." Trege nodded as she handed Tony his drink and took a swallow of her own.
Tony held his glass up. "Here's to forgetting about stupid boyfriends and stupid fathers." He proposed.
"Here here." Trege clanked her glass on his and then they both just downed the whole glass.
They slammed their glasses on the table and Trege poured them both some more.
They went through half the bottle before Josh woke up and took it from them.
"You guys have had enough! I have school in the morning, and you have work. Now go to sleep!" Josh scolded them.
"Ok, dad!" Trege teased. "I'll go to sleep." She then leaned across the couch and put her head on Tony's shoulder. "G'nite Joshy. I love you."
Tony laughed as Josh rolled his eyes, put the Jack's bottle away, and then went back to bed.
As soon as Josh was in his room, Trege sat back up and looked at Tony. "Ya kno', Tone, you are a good friend." She slurred. "You helped me fo'get that stu'id man, no wait, boy, and you made me feel bet-ter."
Tony laughed. "You're dwunk." He then slurred. "Ma'be we sho' git you to bed."
They made an attempt to get off the couch, but failed. "Or we co' stay right her'." Tony laughed.
"You know wha' his pro-blem was, Tone-e?" Trege slurred again.
"Wha's that, Trege?" Tony asked turning his head towards Trege.
"He's not haf the man you arrre." Trege poked Tony right in the chest. "He co'n't live up to you if he tried."
Tony smiled. "You really think so, huh?"
Trege did an exaggerated nod. She then got right in his face. "He was jel-us of you." She whispered.
Tony and Trege sat there looking into each other's eyes for a while until Trege spoke up again.
"Tony?" Trege whispered.
"Yeah, Trege." He whispered back.
"Let's go to bed." She whispered again, this time a little more suggestively.
Tony's eyes widened as he realized what she was saying. "Trege, are ya suu-re?" He asked not wanting to take advantage of the situation.
"I'm the surest I've ever been." She whispered directly in Tony's ear.
Trege's warm breath sent shivers down Tony's spine. He stood up and put his hand out for Trege to take.
"Then, let's go to bed."
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